A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar!

  1. Vowels of the Present Tense Verb ====================================

There are three important vowels you need to take note of when you conjugate any Arabic verb from past tense to the present tense. These include:

1. The Subject marker vowel, which is the first vowel of the verb;

2. The Stem Vowel, which is the vowel that goes on the second radical/consonant of the root;

3. The Mood Marker Vowel, which is the last vowel of the verb.

The following is a chart of these various vowels for the ten forms of the Arabic verb system:

**   Form Indicative Mood   Stem Subject**

** ** I     Dhammaunpredictable            Fatha

IIDhammaKasraDhamma

IIIDhammaKasraDhamma

IVDhammaKasraDhamma

VDhammaFathaFatha

VIDhammaFathaFatha

VIIDhammaKasraFatha

VIIIDhammaKasraFatha

IXDhammaFathaFatha

XDhammaKasraFatha